Alan Watts, Beat Generation Philosopher And Seminal Counterculture Figure, Gets His Recorded Works Recycled

Ariana Grande‘s grandmother – Marjorie “Nonna” Grande – has made history by becoming the oldest person to hit the Billboard Hot 100.The 98-year-old is featured on Grande’s track ‘Ordinary things’ from her latest studio album ‘Eternal Sunshine‘. The song earned the 55th spot on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for the oldest person to appear on the chart.At the end of ‘Ordinary Things’, “Nonna” – who is credited as a co-writer of the song – closes out the track by reflecting on her late husband, Frank, saying: “And when he’d come home and I’d see him, when he first gets off that train / It was like God almighty arrived / It was like seein’ daylight”. “Nonna” then proceeds to offer advice saying: “And as I told her, never go to bed without kissin’ goodnight / That’s the worst thing to do, don’t ever, ever do that”.The late Fred Stobaugh previously held the record, earning the title at 96-years-old after appearing on the Green Shoe Studio track ‘Oh Sweet Lorraine’.

Nicholas Galitzine is opening up about his chemistry with Anne Hathaway in their new movie The Idea of You!

Justin Timberlake’s last studio album, 2018’s “Man of the Woods,” on which the pop superstar got his Americana on.But many of the fans who had rocked their bodies to his previous hit LPs — from 2002’s “Justified” to 2006’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds” to 2013’s “The 20/20 Experience” — weren’t feeling the flannel on JT.And, by his lofty standards, “Man of the Woods” was the first (relative) flop of his career. It was the first real misstep from a man who had seemed to have all the right moves as he smoothly grooved from curly haired boy-bander to sexy-MFing solo sensation.But on “Everything I Thought It Was,” Timberlake, now 43, is back to being a Man of the Dance Floor, a Man of the Bedroom and even, once again, a Man of the Boy Band.(Yup, *NSYNC is back!)Suffice to say, Chris Stapleton is nowhere to be found on this joint.Clearly, Timberlake is trying — almost desperately — to make up for lost time on his sixth solo LP, which stretches out to 77 minutes.And no, it’s not a double album.

listening to popular artists like Drake, Ariana Grande, Eminem, Billie Eilish, Beyoncé and Harry Styles can make you a better driver. A study by Autotrader tested car operators, who were subjected to 20 popular artists while their “hazard perception” was being tested on the road.“Higher scores indicate greater levels of concentration, meaning the participants identified and reacted to hazards quicker when listening to that artist,” researchers noted in their hypothesis.Lovers of list-topping Canadian rapper Drake started far from the bottom by scoring 59.5 out of 75 on their hazard perception scores.

Alan McGee and Youth have teamed up to launch a new record label called Creation Youth.The Creation Records founder – who famously signed artists like Oasis, Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine – and producer/Killing Joke bassist Martin ‘Youth’ Glover have formed the new label to welcome an “eclectic roster of both legendary and emerging recording artists”.They have collaborated on the new venture with founder of Cadiz Music, Richard England and founder of BigStar Business Management, Nick Lawrence.“Looking forward to this! I have been friends with Youth since 1980, he is my friend and also one of my heroes,” said McGee in a press statement. “The first record we have made together for the label is the Forgotten Pharaohs album, which is already record of the year for me.”A post shared by Creation Youth Records (@creationyouthrecords)New music will be released in both physical and digital formats, along with a a subscription-based singles club curated by McGee.The first release will be an EP called ‘Ancestors’ from the late punk artist Jamie Reid – known for designing record covers for the Sex Pistols – which is set to arrive on April 26, 2024.Other initial projects and releases from the label include work from Forgotten Pharaohs, the late Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Bad Fractals and Sonny E, along with future projects in the pipeline from Zoe Devlin, Merry McLeod, Brix Smith and KT Raban.Youth added that they were “excited and psyched to execute this ambitious and visionary artistic venture”.He continued: “Working with Alan for decades has always been a great experience.

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Louis Walsh has ignited a ramped-up war of words with X Factor breakouts Jedward, with the identical twin singers accusing Walsh of forcing them to give one of his PR workers £70,000 ($89,500).

After Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall powered its way to five Oscar nominations, it was a common feeling that the film’s MVP was short-changed on the big night. Though the film went home with Best Original Screenplay, Messi — the seven-year-old border collie who plays Snoop, the family dog who becomes an integral part of the courtroom drama — was not so lucky, returning empty-pawed to his native Paris. Not that he was an ungracious loser; a clip of the hound applauding Robert Downey Jr.’s win for Oppenheimer went viral, not least because it brought a huge spontaneous smile to the face of Barbie’s Ryan Gosling.

Addie Morfoot Contributor British director Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”) spent four years filming Sandy Hook Elementary parents as they attempt to hold Alex Jones — the infamous talk-news conspiracist guru of InfoWars — accountable for the lies he spread about their children’s murders in 2012. The result is the HBO documentary “The Truth vs. Alex Jones.” Bringing Jones to trial involved years of effort by the grieving parents and their legal teams and culminated in two jury trials for damages in Texas and Connecticut.

Nicholas Galitzine is addressing a big rumor about his new movie The Idea of You.

The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, is based on the novel of the same name, and follows a divorced mom () who unexpectedly falls for the lead singer of a pop band. The story is sexy, spicy, and full of tension, and it looks like Amazon Studios' adaptation won't be sanitizing it.

Boots shoppers have been raving about a 'brilliant' moisturiser that's said to be even better than high-end brands - and it costs just £10 at the moment.

Jaden Thompson Outside Los Angeles’ AMC Grove the afternoon of March 3, entertainment professionals and mall-goers alike were treated to a unique Hollywood spectacle as Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Ke Huy Quan, Kyle Gass and more showed off their best martial arts moves on the “Kung Fu Panda 4” red carpet. Tenacious D’s cover of “…Baby One More Time,” which recently went viral on social media and is featured in the film’s end credits, played as bandmates Black and Gass shot scenes for the song’s forthcoming music video.

The largest ever scheme to restore an underwater “wonder plant” to Scotland’s seas has been launched with £2million of funding.

BRIT Awards host Roman Kemp made a cheeky joke about the drama with Christian Horner live while presenting the award show. Geri Horner and her husband, who is the Team Principal and CEO of the Red Bull F1 Team, recently saw their marriage rocked over claims he sent suggestive messages to someone he works with.

Talk about terrible timing!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The bruising battle over royalties between Universal Music Group and TikTok entered a new and more severe stage in the early hours of Tuesday as songs published by UMG began to be removed from the platform. The standoff, which began earlier this month, initially saw recordings owned by UMG removed from the platform, but now is extending to a much larger number of songs by including those published by the company.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance during a teaser for the special “TMZ Investigates: Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story.”“The biggest risk factor I see is that if they both have schedules that are so full that they fight to spend quality time together,” Dr. Phil McGraw stated in a clip that was shared on Sunday.“Long distances are hard,” Stanger added.

Heavy snow could hit parts of the UK later this week, according to the latest weather map from the Met Office.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter For the first time since 2018, Rick Grimes and Michonne will be back together onscreen. “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” is now the seventh series in the zombie survival franchise overall and the third spinoff to feature main characters from the mothership show after “The Walking Dead: Dead City” and “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.” The show was originally planned as a series of movies, which were announced as soon as Rick Grimes actor Andrew Lincoln departed the main show in 2018.

Taylor Swift is in town.I know, she really flew under the radar with that news. But I promise you, she’s here and her new fella Travis Kelce is too.It got me thinking about them. Intimately.